Lead Poisoning - An interesting sequel to the lead-weighted silk situation referred to in the Secretary's Report of Seprember 24th, is the fact that several large sellers of silk garments in New York, formerly emphatically opposed t o the market lag of lead-weighted silk, are now mak ing retail distribution of it, notably R.

In 1929 Reitsel summarised the work that had been done on poisoning resulting fromlead in snuff.

Hence the p u b lic -h e a lth question a ris e s : W ill the use o f lead fo r th is pur pose cause le a d poisoning in those breath in g the exhaust gases?

of 0.5 percent of toe dried paint Bo even rhough lead it a cumulative poison and has caused daunt m soak symptoms in children who tarn auto pains fifaas mmaining load.

XIV, page 278 - an English translation being approximately as follows "Cne remark has to be done about the use of lead (acetate), poisonous even in dose of the order of a few hundreds jof milligram one must use it with great precaution.

I am quit e frank to say that I am not as certain as you are, even after hav Ing read your excellent book, that the problems you are dealing v ith are due in any primary sense of the word to lead absorptlo.n or lead poisoning.

Lead poisoning is not always gravely disabling, but it sometimes is and when it is, there is tragedy, which, in my view, should not be tolerated in any civilized community, as a consequence of earning one's daily bread.

It is not common to have symptoms of lead poisoning in concentra tions of this degree, although if this man had had symptoms several weeks before which led to his removal from the hazardous environment, it would not be uncommon for him still to be suffering from some general weakness.

If you are further Interested In the question of lead poisoning in so far as we have studied It, I refer you to a series of articles which appear in the Journal of Industrial Hygiene - Volume 15 - September 1933* As to the treatment of your case of gasoline dermatitis, we have found that in general these cases respond to the usual type of ointments and they clear up somewhat slowly at times but In other instances they clear up very rapidly -after removal from exposure to gasoline liquid and vapors# In one or two serious cases which we have seen, we have found it necessary to advise the patient to avoid and all contact with gasoline or its vapors, and If necessary to accomplish this purpose, to change his employment.

If any cases of K : .0'0'i':3 479 2 - Dr, Carl Muller lead poisoning should develop, I should wish to have the information which is necessary to prove the diagnosis as far as is possible.

I have no idea what the record is, but I remember our repeated findings in a man in his sixties-, who was entirely symptom free (of symptoms of lead poisoning), but was under our observation as an ambulatory patient for six or eight months.

I Deneve the highest value encountered in the blood of a child m it-hv jis year's crop of more than 20 cases has been 0.42 m: per 100 grams. 1 have no idea what the record is, but I remember our repeated findings in a man In his sixties-, who was entirely symptomfree (of symptoms of lead poisoning), but was under our observation as an ambulatory patient for six or eight months.

Briefly to des perieace in the field in which you w it should be said that the ..equipment devised for mixing and the regulatio been set-up around the mixing operat such quality that no cases of poison actual lead exposure Is to be antici the equipment is kept in order and t are followed.

Lead poisoning is not always gravely disabling, but it sometimes is and when it is, there is tragedy, which, in my view, should not be tolerated in any civilized community, as a consequence of earning one's daily bread.

It would not be supposed that welding or other repair operations of short duration would result in difficulty, but any sort of prolonged (weeks) expo sure as a consequence of such welding procedures might give rise to lead poisoning.